CK School Bus Hit in Collision; No Injuries

A school bus was hit nearly head-on by a 22-year-old Bremerton man
driving a small car who claimed he'd fallen asleep at the wheel,
according to the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office.

No one was hurt when the man, driving a 1988 Mazda, crossed the
center line heading west on NW Holly Road near Rock Quarry Road, and
struck the 1991 Blue Bird bus, headed east, shortly before 11 a.m.
today, deputies said.

The driver of the bus, a 44-year-old, was carrying one passenger.
The bus, which is shorter than a standard-length bus, had damage along
its right side from its door to the rear wheel well.

The 22-year-old driver told deputies he'd fallen asleep while
driving. He was found to have a suspended license and no proof of
insurance, and a report will be forwarded to the Kitsap County
Prosecutor's Office, deputies said.

Deputy spokesman Scott Wilson said the driver of the car was very
fortunate the bus driver made an evasive maneuver that thwarted a fully
head-on collision.

"His injuries could have been very significant or even fatal,"
Wilson said.